item; article; dish; course; finest item
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
not yet known; unknown; strange
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
to put into the mouth; to eat
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to employ; to hire; to charter
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
relatively; comparatively
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to be dead; to be lifeless
electronization; digitization; computerization
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
something; some kind of; for some reason